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Source Description
Lightly clad and sparsely ornamented, the ascetic bodhisattva is seated in the graceful "lalitasana" on a lotus with a prominent calyx and broad petals placed atop a plain rectangular base with molding at the bottom. His right foot rests laterally on a ledge with beaded edge projecting from the base. The slim figure has a long, oval face with large, staring eyes shaded by peaked brows. Long braids of hair frame the face and a fan-shaped crest on top adds a decorative touch. His extended right hand holds a jewel, and the left grasps a stem carrying a flower with a cluster of leaves probably representing the blue lotus.
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Document identity
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25184
label
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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25184
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
description
Lightly clad and sparsely ornamented, the ascetic bodhisattva is seated in the graceful "lalitasana" on a lotus with a prominent calyx and broad petals placed atop a plain rectangular base with molding at the bottom. His right foot rests laterally on a ledge with beaded edge projecting from the base. The slim figure has a long, oval face with large, staring eyes shaded by peaked brows. Long braids of hair frame the face and a fan-shaped crest on top adds a decorative touch. His extended right hand holds a jewel, and the left grasps a stem carrying a flower with a cluster of leaves probably representing the blue lotus.
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
date
9th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
sculpture (visual works)
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
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16154
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INT
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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eea8449ffbcb0451
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ab70e66df2e4f0c7
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no
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3
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photo
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4560e60fb7d8d252
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no
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no